Spain’s Enresa, in charge of decommissioning of retired nuclear plants in the country, has assumed ownership of the single-unit Santa Maria de Garona nuclear power station as it begins a €475m ($528m) decommissioning programme that will last for 10 years.
The project will be funded from the national radioactive waste fund, which Enresa manages and which is financed by contributions from the owners of operating nuclear power plants.
Enresa president José Luis Navarro said after the signing of the documents of transfer that the project represents “a great challenge” for the company, for which “we are prepared”.
The transfer of ownership from former owner and plant operator Nuclenor culminates an administrative licensing process that began in 2020 and allows the first phase of the dismantling project to begin.